Thursday, January 17, 2013

SHOT Show Update, Day One

Hoo, boy. There is a LOT to get through; I've got hundreds of pictures that I'll run through once I'm back at home base. For right now, though, I'll just post a handful of shots at random:

The many colors of Cerakote. It's the rainbow Leatherman coalition.

Mark II Arms has a 3D-printed slide. It's at the developmental stage right now, not quite ready for use, but it was very interesting to see. The slides in the background are machined slides, and they're about half the weight of the standard slide.

I don't even know what brought this picture about; I happened to be walking by when they were setting up this shot and jumped in to grab this picture. Yes, that's real wood furniture on that AR - so it's an evil wood rifle, right?

And lastly, I'll be updating the blog with a new picture. This one:

Happiness is a rotating drum grenade launcher. Nothing says "stay off my lawn" or "What are your intentions towards my daughter" like six rounds of high explosives.

It's been a great show so far; looking forward to one more day tomorrow!

Brad: I haven't figured out how to load 7 rounds in the Garand yet, and the legislature hasn't provided any guidance. At the range it's not a problem because we're still allowed to load up to full capacity.

I don't keep loaded Garand clips around, but if I do after the restrictions take effect I'll probably find some kind of foam rod to use as a dummy 8th round to keep the rest in place. Then I can pull it out just before I seat the clip in the magazine.

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